Wamsutta
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I need more than 10 edits per day. I know I'm the only one here that needs that many edits but I still need them nonetheless. 
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cvairwerks
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If you are working on a desktop or laptop, use Word or Notepad to prepare your text. Cut and paste into the posting box after editing. If using a phone, then you have a problem.
Type it into a draft email
mike93lx
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The forum saves drafts. You can just come back to it
Old Man Roger
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I’ve needed all ten on a single post. 
Im so bad that Ryan has actually scolded me for it..lol I guess they can see all the edits
Im so bad that Ryan has actually scolded me for it..lol I guess they can see all the edits
cvairwerks
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I know Mike, but I've had this forum and couple of others lose stuff before, especially when the post gets to be quite long. I usually have my autosave set at about 1 minute when working on long or complicated technical posts...... Also doesn't help that this antique computer I use doesn't take kindly to power hits and doesn't always save the page I was on at the time.
I guess I have to wonder how you make so many edits . my mother used to say , " think before you talk" 
Beerhippie
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Because my fingers are dyselxsic and often hit the Post Reply button before I get a chance to carefully proof what I wrote.I guess I have to wonder how you make so many edits . my mother used to say , " think before you talk"
Can we at least get a count-down so I don't spend five minutes editing and then find out I hit my limit? Counting to ten is hard. At least, while typing, as I need all my fingers to screw that up.
I am not sure on that. that would have to be answered by Ryan .
Beerhippie
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Thanks!
Like Cobbler mentioned, that's on @Ryan but I doubt that will happen as only a few seem to have issue with it.
I realize the max edit can be an issue for some like me, who can't type and never learned how, I just do a decent job with "hunt/peck" method. I do completely understand why it was implemented.
We used to have unlimited, but people abused it... So don't blame me. Just blanket blame people in general. 
Do you get any notification when a member starts banging out all these edits or if they are done in a short time span ?We used to have unlimited, but people abused it... So don't blame me. Just blanket blame people in general.
I know others have had issues with the limit in the past but I have have seen the damage from a member editing all their posts to ..... or whatever.
Could the amount/time period be re-evaluated to like 8 edits in a 12 hour period ? Effectively giving more edits during the entire day but they would have to be spread out over the 24 hour clock.
Not with the stock forum software. I could do it with a plugin, but that would take me prolly 5 to 10 hours of work. And really, if you are editing your post more than a couple of times, you are doing something wrong...
Beerhippie
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Oh, I touch type at around 60 wpm. Then I have to go back and try to figure out what the words I typed were supposed to be. My fingers have developed an incredible ability to scramble letters. I mean, all the right letters are usually there, just in random order.
Beerhippie
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Not only that, but I recall something else I wish I'd added to the post after posting it.
I've written for real editors before and learned to go back and edit, edit, edit before turning something in.
Private Lugnutz
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(Pssst! Timm. You may want to edit the unattributed quote in your signature block.)